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Rayado Mesa

Rayado Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Rayado Mesa rises to 2,330 m in New Mexico. Mount Phillips stands 3,553 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kit Carson Mesa, a peak 3.9 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2330 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.31976, -104.86555

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
Attractions: 9
  • Rayado: 4.9 mi
  • Leadership School Campfire: 5.4 mi
  • Covered Wagon: 10.5 mi
  • Homebound Ampitheater: 10.6 mi
  • Welcome Wagon: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 5
  • Kit Carson Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Villa Philmonte: 10.7 mi
  • Old Aztec Mill Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 15.4 mi
  • Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • The Wonders of Discovery: 10.6 mi
  • Tipi: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Rayado Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PhillipsWNW 304°3,553 m19.6 mi
Bunkhouse Bare PointNW 304°3,550 m19.4 mi
Tolby PeakNW 304°3,513 m20.8 mi
Comanche PeakNW 306°3,445.2 m19.0 mi
Agua Fria PeakW 279°3,364 m19.3 mi
Big RedNW 304°3,358.9 m17.8 mi
Garcia PeakWNW 296°3,323 m19.8 mi
Black MountainNW 307°3,295 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4319:4320:21
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:0816:0916:49

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542485766696761514033
Precip in0.70.61.01.51.71.73.03.11.81.20.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578663

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